Moving House Superstitions: Brooms, Bread, Salt and Smoke
Moving house is surely one of the most stressful things you can do and a whole host of superstitions have sprung up to dictate everything from which day you move, to what you take into the new house f...
28 Elo 202120min
Something Old, Something New: British Wedding Folklore & Traditions
Weddings are often a 'stand out' event in many people's lives, whether as guests or members of the bridal party. It's hardly surprising that such an important day has accrued so much wedding folklore ...
21 Elo 202124min
Why Do People Love Folklore?
At the start of August, I asked people what brought them to folklore, or stimulated their original interest in it. I was amazed at the response, so having collated the answers across Instagram, Twitte...
18 Elo 202114min
Children's Folklore: Games, Rhymes and Telling Fortunes
Children's folklore refers to the study of lore passed between children. It differs from folklore about children since it's driven by the games, rhymes, and traditions that children share away from ad...
14 Elo 202123min
Pregnancy & Birth Folklore: All About Predictions and Protection
A lot of birth folklore is about protecting the baby and mother. Some of it tries to predict or influence the future life of the baby. Find out more about pregnancy and birth folklore in this week's...
7 Elo 202119min
Lammas Lore: Harvests, Fairs, and Home Protection
Lammas is celebrated on 1 August to celebrate the first harvests. But how ancient is the festival, and how do people celebrate it now? Find out more about Lammas lore in this week's episode of Fabul...
31 Heinä 202124min
Marianne Stokes: Folk Life and Fairy Tales in Victorian Art
Marianne Stokes was a late Victorian artist who was important to the movement to revive tempera painting. She also illustrated fairy tales, as well as creating a valuable visual record of traditiona...
24 Heinä 202127min
King Arthur and Folklore in the Art of Edward Burne-Jones
Artist Edward Burne-Jones was obsessed with King Arthur until the day he died. Find out which other fairy tales and myths he featured in his work in this week's episode of Fabulous Folklore! Find the...
17 Heinä 202124min
